Mr. SHEA. I might add, Senator Morse, that when our workers go into the situation, our objective is not solely the free lunch program. I think that we are all desirous that as many people be rehabilitated in this way as possible. We do not attempt to work any miracles, especially with the very heavy caseload of 200 for the worker, or whatever that load might be. We do not expect them to cover as much ground as they would if they had 60 or 65 cases.

So there can be no miracles performed, but some real effort will be made to try to start the family on the road to rehabilitation.

Senator MORSE. And I can also see that that investigation approach would also give the Department an opportunity to collect information and data in connection with the family that will be of great assistance to you.

Mr. SHEA. Yes; particularly those families receiving public assistance. And it would also give us an opportunity to get another worker in the situation who could report back to the regular worker, if necessary, and collectively they might help the family get off of public

assistance.

We have also a chart, Senator Morse, with respect to the average monthly payment per recipient, by calendar years, 1954 to 1957, showing how the District of Columbia compared with the United States.

We have had to put in a tentative figure for December 1958 because, you will recall, the Commissioners raised the public assistance average rent as of the 1st of September this past year. So our average, with the exception of the old-age assistance, is higher than all the other categories for rent as compared with the rest of the United States, as the result of the increase.

Senator MORSE. That will be included in the record at this point.

(The table referred to follows:)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Public assistance: Average monthly payment per recipient, by calendar years 1954-57 and for the months of June and December 1958 for the United States and the District of Columbia

Source: Annual Statistical Supplement, 1957, Social Security Bulletin Chart for June 1958, from Public Assistance Bureau, Department of Health Education, and Welfare (for U.S. averages).

Mr. SHEA. Senator Morse, the question was also raised as to how our rents compare on the aid to dependent children, compared to other cities, and in some cases, States.

We have analyzed 10 cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Boston, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Newark; and we also have South Carolina, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.

We rank sixth among the 10 cities and States in terms of our average grants to a mother with three children.

Senator MORSE. The table will be included at this point. (The table referred to follows:)

Mr. SHEA. You may probably recall also, sir, you asked for an analysis to be made of public assistance statistics, comparing the grants in the five categories of public assistance as between the District of Columbia and the contiguous areas, which shows that we are in rather good shape in terms of public assistance compared with Virginia and the State of Maryland.

We have that table here.

Senator MORSE. That table will be included at this point. (The table referred to follows:)